Moon Over My Hammy

Apparently I Am Developing A Reputation

So Hadley and I are on the way to school yesterday morning, and I forget how it came up, but I mentioned the word "rant" and she was asking me what it meant.  I explained it to her, and she says "That sounds like something you like to do."  It's true, ranting about this thing or that is one of my favorite hobbies.  The funny thing is Hadley does it, too.  I mean that girl can straight GO OFF on something when she gets fired up.

Thanksgiving, According To Hadley (5 Years Old Going on 35)

Yesterday on the way home from school Hadley said her teachers had the children write in their journals about what they were thankful for.

Hadley said:

   "I wrote that I was thankful for love.  I don't know what we would do without love.  I am so glad God made love."

The girl has never stepped foot in a church in her life and she gets it better than most people.

Hadley's First Day of Kidnergarten!

Hadley's Take On Michael Jackson

She said this to me in the car on the way home from her summer camp today:

"Daddy, why all the time on the news their talking about "Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson Michael Jackson?"  They're messing up his rest.  They're disturbing his peace.  Why can't we just listen to his music and remember his music, like when he was a cute little boy and he was a star.  Because I think it makes Michael Jackson sad with everybody talking and messing up his peace."

Hadley Had a Big Week Last Week

First of all, she had her interview or whatever with Stratford to make sure she would be able to handle the curiculum.  The Director of Admissions called me and said "Normally I would get back a two-paragraph write-up on how the interview went.  For Hadley, all I got was one word: 'Outstanding."  So my kid is officially better than most of yours.

The second thing is that she went to the doctor.  Now after Hadley was born, she was really small for a while.  She was in the 30th percentile in height, and the 20th in weight.  Well, after going to the doctor this last time, she was in the 90th percentile in height and 90th in weight.

We are so proud of our big girl!

I Warned Them, And Now Hadley Has Warned Them

This morning, Hadley came to me when I was in the bathroom getting ready for work:

Hadley:  "Daddy, there's a spider in the house."

Me:    "Where"

Hadley:    "Right over here."

Me:    "Well, you know what that means, right?  I'm going to have to squash him."

Hadley:    "Well we tried to tell them not to come in the house, Daddy."

Me:    "That's right, if they're outside, we leave them alone, but if they come in the house they are going to get squashed."

Hadley:    "Yeah, get him Daddy!"

We both decided that maybe someday, when he grows to his full, awesome size and power, Mr. Dragon will be able to take care of any spiders in the house. 

RIP Crown Lizard - 2007 - 2009 - Meet Mr. Dragon

Mr. Lizard was found dead in his home Saturday morning, apparently from natural causes.  A quick ceremony was held in the half bath off the kitchen, at which point he was flushed away to eternity.

Hadley was actually pretty upset about Mr. Lizard (first name Crown, but we just called him Mr. Lizard).  She cried all morning.  Her birthday is coming up Tuesday, and she said she wanted a new lizard for her birthday.  So off to the pet store we went, never intending to come home with an exotic Bearded Dragon.  Hadley fell in love with this little lizard at first sight.  He is pictured here, and here and here.

I was very hesitant at first.  Not only did I have sticker shock from the price, but apparently we were thinking of entering an entirely different world of lizards from what we had known before.  Mr. Lizard was just a little, common lizard.  These Bearded Dragons apparently grow to two feet long (that includes tail), and live for over 10 years.  I cross-examined the Pet Smart guy very thoroughly about what we were getting into.  Luckily, this guy really had alot of knowledge about the lizards, and he helped make me feel more comfortable with the idea.  What really impressed me was, instead of running away from people like Mr. Lizard did, this guy loved to be picked up and held.  And he had this perma-grin smile on his face that is irresistable.  Hadley named him Mr. Dragon, and his first name is Smilie.

I have to admit, the new lizard is way cool.  He loves to be taken oout of his cage, and he never hides.  In fact, the opposite, he is always out front of his cage checking out what is going on.  And he really is cute, and totally cool.

Hadley's New Hair Do

Hadley went and got her hair did yesterday, opting for a short style.  I think she was heavily influenced by her cousin, Brinely, who just got her hair cut.  She looks really differentt, but very very cute.  This pic is from my crappy cellphone camera, so it doesn't do the Do justice, but you get the idea:

Two New Photo Albums Added

I am too lazy to link them right now, but if you go to where the photo albums are, you will see I have added two new ones. One is some more updated pictures of Hadley, roughly from November of 2006 through June of 2007, although I am not sure about some of them. It has been so long since I updated them that it was hard to get it all sorted out.

The other is from Horner Boys weekend. Basically, my brother and I are going to try to have a weekend every year where we go off and do something fun and manly. No women allowed. We took my nephew Bradely and his buddy Zack last year, and went to Hilton Head for the weekend.

Pic Of The Day: Hadley Is Going To Kill Me For This One Some Day

Who doesn't like to read a good magazine in this situation?